Legion Technologies
Funding Round in 2024
Legion Technologies, Inc. is a workforce engagement platform that specializes in optimizing labor efficiency and employee engagement through its advanced Legion WFM platform. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, with additional offices in Hudson, Ohio; Chicago, Illinois; and Milton, Georgia, the company leverages artificial intelligence, big data, and cloud-native technology to enhance workforce management. Its offerings include demand forecasting, labor optimization, automated scheduling, employee engagement, and time and attendance solutions. The platform is designed to deliver significant return on investment by improving schedule optimization, reducing employee attrition, increasing productivity, and enhancing operational efficiency. Legion Technologies caters to various industries, including retail, food services, health and fitness clubs, and hospitality, and provides implementation, training, customer support, and success services to its clients.
Oak Street Health
Post in 2022
Oak Street Health, Inc. is a healthcare provider that operates a network of primary care centers specifically designed to serve Medicare beneficiaries in medically underserved communities across the United States. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the company prioritizes a value-based care model over a volume-based approach, emphasizing comprehensive preventive care. Oak Street Health offers personalized wellness plans, integrated health services, and educational and social activities aimed at improving health outcomes for older adults while also lowering medical costs. As of September 2020, it operated 67 centers in various states, including Illinois, Indiana, and Texas, addressing the significant gap in quality healthcare available to its target population.
Civis Analytics
Series B in 2021
Civis Analytics, Inc. is a data science software company that empowers organizations to make data-driven decisions. Founded in 2013 and based in Chicago, Illinois, Civis offers a range of tools and services, including the Civis platform for predictive analytics, which facilitates end-to-end data workflows. The company's offerings include the Community Outreach and Engagement Hub, designed for government and nonprofit teams to effectively reach and engage their target audiences; the Census Intelligence Center, which aids census coordinators and leadership; and various tools for audience targeting and message testing. Additionally, Civis provides data science consulting, consumer insights, market research, and media optimization services. By combining advanced software solutions with expertise in data science and survey methodology, Civis Analytics helps both public and private sector organizations enhance their decision-making processes and achieve a competitive edge.
Founded in 2014, Shipbob Inc. specializes in online shipping and fulfillment software for small e-commerce businesses. It aggregates services from major carriers like FedEx, UPS, and USPS, offering pickup, packaging, warehousing, batch fulfillment, and tracking solutions through its mobile app.
LogicGate
Venture Round in 2020
LogicGate provides enterprise process automation solutions. Its Risk Cloud Platform enables businesses to proactively manage risk across the organization through interconnected views, enhancing collaboration and adaptability.
Cooler Screens is a company based in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 2017 by Arsen Avakian, Glen Tullman, and Jamie Koval. It specializes in transforming traditional retail cooler and freezer surfaces into interactive digital displays, enhancing the shopping experience for consumers. By replacing glass doors in store aisles with smart, IoT-based screens, Cooler Screens provides shoppers with easy access to relevant information that aids in making informed purchasing decisions aligned with their budgets, tastes, and health preferences. This innovative platform not only enhances consumer engagement but also enables retailers to boost sales through personalized advertising and improved visibility. Additionally, Cooler Screens offers consumer product companies a new avenue for brand promotion and market visibility at the point-of-sale, supported by real-time analytics that inform marketing strategies.
Chowbus, Inc. is a food ordering and delivery platform specializing in Asian cuisine, allowing users to conveniently order dishes from various restaurants through its online and mobile applications. The platform features a diverse menu that includes Chinese, Korean, Thai, and Japanese food, catering to a growing demand for authentic ethnic dining experiences. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Chowbus not only facilitates food delivery but also offers additional services such as shuttle, pickup, and grocery options. By empowering local ethnic restaurants with technology and marketing tools, Chowbus aims to enhance their operational efficiency and increase sales, while providing customers with a streamlined, dish-centric ordering experience. The application is accessible on major platforms, including the App Store and Google Play.
Upgrade operates an online lending platform offering personal loans, the Upgrade Card, credit health monitoring, and educational tools. It serves both mainstream consumers and those underserved by traditional banking, aiming to provide affordable and responsible credit access.
LogicGate
Series B in 2019
LogicGate provides enterprise process automation solutions. Its Risk Cloud Platform enables businesses to proactively manage risk across the organization through interconnected views, enhancing collaboration and adaptability.
Phathom Pharmaceuticals
Debt Financing in 2019
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, that specializes in developing and commercializing innovative treatments for gastrointestinal diseases. Incorporated in 2018, the company has rights in the United States, Europe, and Canada for vonoprazan, a potassium-competitive acid blocker (P-CAB) designed to inhibit acid secretion in the stomach. Currently, vonoprazan is undergoing Phase III clinical trials for the treatment of erosive gastroesophageal reflux disease and is also being evaluated in combination with antibiotics for addressing Helicobacter pylori infection. Phathom Pharmaceuticals aims to meet the unmet medical needs of patients suffering from acid-related disorders by leveraging the expertise of its team, which comprises seasoned professionals from the gastrointestinal and pharmaceutical sectors.
Hireology
Series D in 2019
Hireology is a cloud-based hiring management platform that helps organizations source, engage, hire, and onboard talent across multiple locations. The all-in-one system supports candidate sourcing, screening, assessments, interview guides, background checks, and skills verification, and it centralizes onboarding, payroll, and benefits administration. The platform includes a hosted career site, integrated job postings, and franchisor/franchisee capabilities, enabling franchise systems, banks and financial institutions, healthcare providers, dealer networks, and other multi-site operations to build and manage teams more efficiently. Based in Chicago, Hireology was founded in 2009.
Clearcover
Series B in 2019
Founded in 2016, Clearcover is a digital car insurance provider based in Chicago, Illinois. It offers affordable coverage through an API-first approach, selling products directly to customers and through agents.
Upgrade operates an online lending platform offering personal loans, the Upgrade Card, credit health monitoring, and educational tools. It serves both mainstream consumers and those underserved by traditional banking, aiming to provide affordable and responsible credit access.
Clearcover
Series A in 2017
Founded in 2016, Clearcover is a digital car insurance provider based in Chicago, Illinois. It offers affordable coverage through an API-first approach, selling products directly to customers and through agents.
Upgrade operates an online lending platform offering personal loans, the Upgrade Card, credit health monitoring, and educational tools. It serves both mainstream consumers and those underserved by traditional banking, aiming to provide affordable and responsible credit access.
Endotronix
Debt Financing in 2017
Endotronix develops and manufactures implantable wireless pulmonary artery pressure sensors for early detection of worsening heart failure. The company's platform includes a cloud-based disease management data system, enabling remote patient monitoring.
Project44
Series A in 2016
Project44 provides a cloud based visibility platform for shippers and third party logistics providers, unifying pricing, routing, scheduling, tracking, exceptions, digital documents and payments to deliver end to end shipment visibility across parcel, final mile, LTL, truckload, rail, intermodal and ocean. The platform digitizes the shipment lifecycle and automates key transportation processes to accelerate insights and action. It supports carrier performance analytics and integrates with multiple stakeholders to improve predictability, resilience and sustainability of supply chains. Serving more than 1,300 brands and handling over 1 billion shipments annually, Project44 operates from its Chicago headquarters with a global network of offices. The company is recognized as a market leader in visibility technology by industry analysts and peers.
Signal Digital, Inc. is a digital marketing technology company that specializes in customer identity solutions for enterprises. Its platform enhances customer experiences by delivering contextual relevance across various engagement points. Key offerings include Onboard to Activate, which effectively targets the right customers while filtering out duplicates, and Onsite Identity Resolution, which identifies anonymous website visitors. Additionally, its Measurement solution provides real-time insights into media impressions and return on investment, enabling marketers to better understand their audiences. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Signal also maintains offices in London, Tokyo, and Sydney. As of August 2020, Signal operates as a subsidiary of TransUnion.
tectonic
Debt Financing in 2015
Tectonic is a technology and business services firm that caters to mid-sized and enterprise clients, specializing in cloud-based automation and actionable insights. Headquartered in Denver, with additional offices in Chicago, Houston, and Los Angeles, the company focuses on integrating big data, analytics, and marketing automation. Tectonic assists clients in modernizing their operations by automating processes related to data management, customer relationship management, and marketing technology. This approach enables organizations to predict and influence customer behavior, facilitating a comprehensive transformation of their business practices in both digital and physical environments.
Ahalogy is a digital marketing company that operates as the Passion to Purchase Platform, focusing on helping brands and agencies connect with consumers through their interests. The company provides a range of services, including category trend data, authentic influencer content, and social optimization technology, which enable clients to enhance user engagement and drive sales. As an official Pinterest Marketing Partner, Ahalogy collaborates with leading social networks to deliver effective marketing solutions. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Ahalogy also has offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, positioning itself in key markets for brand marketing. Through its innovative platform, Ahalogy aims to provide proven return on investment for its clients by leveraging data-driven insights and creative content strategies.
SingleHop
Debt Financing in 2014
SingleHop, LLC is a provider of data center services based in Chicago, Illinois, established in 2006. The company offers a range of solutions including colocation, managed hosting, cloud services, and IT infrastructure services. With a client base exceeding 5,000 across 114 countries, SingleHop operates three data centers and manages over 15,000 servers. It specializes in automated Internet infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) and cloud computing, allowing clients to deploy and manage enterprise infrastructures efficiently. The company is recognized for its advanced hardware, customizable server management, and robust remote management tools. SingleHop focuses on delivering secure and convenient solutions tailored to various enterprises, ensuring reliable service through industry-leading Service Level Agreements.
The Mobile Majority
Venture Round in 2013
The Mobile Majority is an ad tech startup based in Santa Monica, with additional offices in New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, and Sao Paulo. As a vertically integrated mobile advertising platform, it focuses on providing a comprehensive solution for mobile advertising needs. The company employs advanced technology designed to minimize redundancy and eliminate waste, resulting in more efficient and cost-effective advertising campaigns. The leadership team consists of seasoned entrepreneurs and media industry professionals who are dedicated to addressing key challenges identified by clients in the mobile advertising space.
Signal Digital, Inc. is a digital marketing technology company that specializes in customer identity solutions for enterprises. Its platform enhances customer experiences by delivering contextual relevance across various engagement points. Key offerings include Onboard to Activate, which effectively targets the right customers while filtering out duplicates, and Onsite Identity Resolution, which identifies anonymous website visitors. Additionally, its Measurement solution provides real-time insights into media impressions and return on investment, enabling marketers to better understand their audiences. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Signal also maintains offices in London, Tokyo, and Sydney. As of August 2020, Signal operates as a subsidiary of TransUnion.
Horizon Pharma
Post in 2012
Horizon Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company based in Northbrook, Illinois, established in 2005. The company specializes in developing prescription drugs aimed at providing relief for mild to moderate pain and managing arthritis. Among its notable product candidates are HZT-501, a proprietary fixed-dose combination of a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) and ibuprofen, and HZT-602, which is a combination oral medication that includes naproxen and famotidine.
Hatch Loyalty
Series A in 2012
Hatch Loyalty Inc. is a Chicago-based company that specializes in providing a loyalty and rewards platform tailored for small and medium-sized businesses. Founded in 2011 and originally known as Belly Inc., the company rebranded in September 2017. Hatch Loyalty offers a range of tools designed to enhance customer engagement and create meaningful experiences through its solutions, which include HatchHQ, HatchIQ, and HatchHUB. The platform not only allows businesses to develop customized loyalty programs but also provides actionable insights to help retailers execute effective marketing campaigns. Additionally, Hatch Loyalty features the industry-leading solution, Belly, which is specifically designed for smaller businesses to improve their loyalty marketing efforts. As of 2019, Hatch Loyalty operates as a subsidiary of Stuzo Inc.